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ArticleThe Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism2021

Insulin Pulse Characteristics and Insulin Action in Non-diabetic Humans.

Marcello C Laurenti, Chiara Dalla Man, Ron T Varghese, James C Andrews, John G Jones, Cristina Barosa, Robert A Rizza, Aleksey Matveyenko, Giuseppe De Nicolao, Kent R Bailey and 2 more

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Article in The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Marcello C LaurentiDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Chiara Dalla ManDepartment of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4908-0596
Ron T VargheseDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
James C AndrewsVascular and Interventional Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
John G JonesCenter for Neurosciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Cristina BarosaCenter for Neurosciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Robert A RizzaDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Aleksey MatveyenkoDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7761-4842
Giuseppe De NicolaoDepartment of Computer Engineering and Systems Science, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Kent R BaileyDivision of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Claudio CobelliDepartment of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0169-6682
Adrian VellaDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6493-7837
Mayo Clinic in Arizona · USMayo Clinic · USUniversity of Coimbra · PTUniversity of Padua · ITUniversity of Pavia · IT

Funding

The regulation of fasting glucose metabolism in people with and without prediabetesR01DK078646 · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · 2025 to 2025
$667k
Glucagon secretion and action in humansR01DK116231 · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · 2025 to 2025
$520k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000135NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK078646NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK116231
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivePulsatile insulin secretion is impaired in diseases such as type 2 diabetes that are characterized by insulin resistance. This has led to the suggestion that changes in insulin pulsatility directly impair insulin signaling. We sought to examine the effects of pulse characteristics on insulin action in humans, hypothesizing that a decrease in pulse amplitude or frequency is associated with impaired hepatic insulin action.

methodsWe studied 29 nondiabetic subjects on two occasions. On 1 occasion, hepatic and peripheral insulin action was measured using a euglycemic clamp. The deuterated water method was used to estimate the contribution of gluconeogenesis to endogenous glucose production. On a separate study day, we utilized nonparametric stochastic deconvolution of frequently sampled peripheral C-peptide concentrations during fasting to reconstruct portal insulin secretion. In addition to measuring basal and pulsatile insulin secretion, we used approximate entropy to measure orderliness and Fourier transform to measure the average, and the dispersion of, insulin pulse frequencies.

resultsIn univariate analysis, basal insulin secretion (R2 = 0.16) and insulin pulse amplitude (R2 = 0.09) correlated weakly with insulin-induced suppression of gluconeogenesis. However, after adjustment for age, sex, and weight, these associations were no longer significant. The other pulse characteristics also did not correlate with the ability of insulin to suppress endogenous glucose production (and gluconeogenesis) or to stimulate glucose disappearance.

conclusionsOverall, our data demonstrate that insulin pulse characteristics, considered independently of other factors, do not correlate with measures of hepatic and peripheral insulin sensitivity in nondiabetic humans.

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AdultBlood GlucoseC-PeptideFastingFemaleGluconeogenesisGlucoseGlucose Clamp TechniqueHumansInsulinInsulin ResistanceInsulin SecretionLiverMaleMiddle AgedBlood GlucoseC-PeptideGlucoseInsulinC-peptide kineticsendogenous glucose productiongluconeogenesisglucose disappearanceinsulin actioninsulin pulses

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PMID33606017
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